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I respect that Kent and Reboot prefer the past series. I still miss the post-ZH Legion myself, especially Zoe, XS, Gates, and even Monstress, Kari and Jaz. But I am excited with the threeboot, and the pace doesn't bother me too much. I still liked the post-ZH Legion better, but I'm learning to live with the current one.
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Btw, I actually liked the Mordru story in the reboot. But I do agree re Foundations and Dark Circle Rising. And Terrorform Zoe!
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Lori Morning! M'Onel getting taken out way too easily! (versus the Fatal Five on Tenazor-4; versus Mordru; versus Lord Pernisius, to name just a few. ) Panel-hogging characters who, unlike the current Cos and Brainy, don't serve a bigger purpose by hogging the panels! (Jaz, Jo and Imra were DnA's worst panel hogs, IMHO). Cub! Ra's al Ghul on LW and all the horrible inconsistencies and unresolved plot threads stemming from that. (Ra's took Terrorform Zoe out by tossing an exploding gun at her, when we've seen her survive in space unaided?? Star Boy and M'On being too slow to take out a bunch of mindless Ra's clones and allowing Ra's to escape after he'd inhabited a new clone body?? And Ra's deciding to stay on LW!?)
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I'm anticipating each episode more and more! By the end of the DNA run I was embarrassed to buy the as it seemed filled with big bright splash pages, nonsense unresolved plot twists, unrealistic character actions (Brainy kissing Lyle - what was that about? etc) and panel hogs who just didn't appeal to me (Jaz and Imra).
So this run isn't speedy gonzales, so what? This is the first time since the Five Year Gap stories that the Legion has made me think about what's happening - I think that by issue 12 we'll be happy at the depth of characters and foundations laid out of this new interpretation of the future as the big picture is laid out fully for us.
I say "more, more, more!!!" to it
But that's just my opinion.
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You all need to understand that the title of this thread is a truism ....
Reboot rightness is a part of being Scottish ... the one follows the other.
But this Scot actually is very enthusiastic about the new imagining of the Legion. But I'm old and find the pace of the series suits my mental processes ... it has more the feel of a novel.
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I enjoyed the first 7 issues of DnA's Legion relaunch waaaay more than the first 7 issues of WaK's reboot.
Waid seems to have forgotten that scintillating action, adventure and romance was the bedrock of the Legion's historical success. The travesty that was the TMK era is proof enough that socio-political themes do not constitute the right formula for this book. I really think they've started off on the left foot, especially with adults vs. kids premise. The idea of a Legion civil war is fine and dandy, but it should have been wrapped up in six issues rather than becoming one of the central threads of the series. I keep wondering when the "real" Legion stories will begin.
That said, it was Dan Didio's mandate to Waid to re-reboot the franchise, so there was probably *zero* chance of avoiding radical change, particularly in light of the universe-altering events to be wrought by Infinite Crisis. If it hadn't been rebooted by WaK, TPTB would have handed the job to another team. Judging by her tepid and pointless FNBR arc last year, a revamp done by Simone (who was briefly slated as writer before Waid stepped back in) could very well have sunk the ship. At least Waid is keeping it afloat.
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Okay, someone pointed out to me what PMS was (Peyer, McCraw and Stern) but what the frag is TMK????
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TomMaryKeith: The Bierbaums and Giffen, who were behind the Five Year Gap Legion, just prior to the initial reboot.
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quote:Originally posted by Harbinger: By the end of the DNA run I was embarrassed to buy the as it seemed filled with big bright splash pages, nonsense unresolved plot twists, unrealistic character actions (Brainy kissing Lyle - what was that about? etc) and panel hogs who just didn't appeal to me (Jaz and Imra).
But... but... that's what made it cool! Right?
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I like a lot of the 3boot, and I'm glad to be free of a lot of the crap from the last boot, as other have said, but the whole kids vs. adults theme really bugs me. The idea that adults are evil and a bunch of young kids who think they know everything but haven't lived long enough to know jack is trite and tired and just plain dumb.
And why is it that the UP supports the Legion? Isn't the UP's rule what the Legion is rebelling against? Why would the UP support them with the way Cosmic Boy keeps mouthing off to them and hanging up on them and disobeying direct orders from them anyway?
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P.S. Thank God Gail Simone isn't the writer on the 3boot. I thought her 4-part filler story was just plain awful.
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If the storyline were really a matter of the good kids versus the evil adults, I'd agree that it was particularly annoying. But I think Waid has done a good job of making it clear that this is only a misperception, and the fact there is such a pervasive misperception of that sort about the genuine import of the events among many of the protagonists adds a nice layer of complexity to the storyline. That said, I'll be much happier once the Legion begins to realize the adults aren't all that bad.
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quote:Originally posted by Harbinger: By the end of the DNA run I was embarrassed to buy the as it seemed filled with big bright splash pages, nonsense unresolved plot twists, unrealistic character actions (Brainy kissing Lyle - what was that about? etc) and panel hogs who just didn't appeal to me (Jaz and Imra).
But... but... that's what made it cool! Right?
Can I plead the fifth there Eryk?
Jim, I think there's going to be a big reveal soon that will explain the inconsistencies we've seen so far - like the UP/Legion relationship and why the Legionnaires don't really seem to know each other? I assume an arch schemer like Lemnos who tampers with memories will be responsible but am waiting to find out.
Got to be said that Batista's art was lush though, I missed that once he'd finished his run.
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